so it has changed it a little bit. but it's also given president obama a clans to look presidential, be presidential, be not only commander in chief, be comforter in chief, which is a big part of the job description for president. for romney, john, it's a little more difficult, because as you say, he's got no specific responsibilities when it comes to this. and so, he needs to be sympathetic. he needs to be involved. he needs to be concerned. and i think he's doing the right thing by not criticizing president obama, by not criticizing chris christie for this unity, show of unity with president obama, and just sticking to campaigning. >> he has to watch one of his top supporters and surrogates, chris christie, gushing over the president. that can't be completely easy, richard. >> well, and you know, what you saw from both these men yesterday is that good government was good politics. it was good politics both for president obama and for governor christie. i mean, governor christie is governor in a state that's overwhelm